miRquant 2.0: an Expanded Tool for Accurate Annotation and Quantification of MicroRNAs and their isomiRs from Small RNA-Sequencing Data

Autor: Kanke Matthew, Baran-Gale Jeanette, Villanueva Jonathan, Sethupathy Praveen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, Vol 13, Iss 5, Pp 47-56 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1613-4516
DOI: 10.1515/jib-2016-307
Popis: Small non-coding RNAs, in particular microRNAs, are critical for normal physiology and are candidate biomarkers, regulators, and therapeutic targets for a wide variety of diseases. There is an ever-growing interest in the comprehensive and accurate annotation of microRNAs across diverse cell types, conditions, species, and disease states. Highthroughput sequencing technology has emerged as the method of choice for profiling microRNAs. Specialized bioinformatic strategies are required to mine as much meaningful information as possible from the sequencing data to provide a comprehensive view of the microRNA landscape. Here we present miRquant 2.0, an expanded bioinformatics tool for accurate annotation and quantification of microRNAs and their isoforms (termed isomiRs) from small RNA-sequencing data. We anticipate that miRquant 2.0 will be useful for researchers interested not only in quantifying known microRNAs but also mining the rich well of additional information embedded in small RNA-sequencing data.
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